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The Last Round

Alternate TitleNear Wesel
Artist Robert Capa (American, born Hungary, 1913 - 1954)
Date1945
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 13 1/2 x 9 1/8 inches (34.29 x 23.18 cm)
Sheet: 14 x 9 5/8 inches (35.56 x 24.45 cm)
Mat (handling): 18 × 14 inches (45.72 × 35.56 cm)
Credit LineGift of Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey B. Kramer
Object number2003.34.1
Signednone
Inscribednone
Markingsnone
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DescriptionImage of a medical man attending to a downed paratrooper. In the upper left background, a parachute is caught up in overhead wires. In the background are farm buildings and smoke. The objects shows characteristic evidence of file and reproduction use, with many ink stamps, title, and file notations on the reverse.Provenance
Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey B. Kramer, Kansas City, MO;
Given by Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey B. Kramer to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2003.
Copyright© Robert Capa © International Center of Photography/Magnum Photos
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